Tyres: Waste Disposal
Commons · Question 8012 · Tabled 9 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Tessa Munt
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of EU Regulation 2024/1157 on the UK market for end-of-life tyres; and whether she has assessed the risk that the UK could become a
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 15 Jun 2026
Under EU Regulation 2024/1157, the EU is restricting exports of ‘green list’ waste, including end-of-life tyres, to non-OECD countries from 21 May 2027. Non-OECD countries will, however, be able to apply to the European Commission for an exemption from th...